Owner in stitches when dog comes back from groomers with bob and fringe

A dog owner has been left in stitches after her groomer took artistic licence when cutting her pooch's hair ready for the summer months.

Owner Julie Livermore, from Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire, took her cockapoo, named Charlie, to the groomers have his overgrown coat cut back.

But she wasn't at all prepared for what she saw when she went to collect him.

Julie told The Mirror: "I'm not sure if the groomer did it for fun or if she thought it was a good look for a cockapoo.

"I found it very amusing, I don’t think Charlie was impressed though. He hates this human hairstyle the groomer gave him."

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He isn't a fan of his new hairstyle (Julie Livermore)

The three-year-old dog, who has been described as a "lovely boy with boundless energy", has previously been compared to Jar Jar Binks - but this time, it's just based on his usual appearance.

However, Charlie isn't the only dog to have been compared to a famous face this month, as a Reddit user shared a snap of his friend's dog who looks "exactly like Richard Brandon".

In the picture, the dog appears to be scowling down the camera lens with a look of disgust on its face while being held up by one of its owners.

Julia thinks her dog, Charlie, looks like Jar Jar Binks (Julie Livermore)

Users quickly jumped on the post to point out how the pooch has an incredible likeness to the founder of the Virgin Group, who now controls more than 400 companies across various fields.

One user said: "Who are we kidding? It looks like Richard Branson, CEO of Virgin."

Another user added: "That's Yoda's wife and judging by the other comments Yoda married Richard Branson."

A third user said: "It honestly looks exactly like Richard Branson - I see no difference between them, at all, whatsoever."

However, not everyone saw the funny side to the dog's human-like appearance, with one user saying: "Not going to lie - I would s*** myself if I woke up with that thing licking my face."

While one user added: "This is by far one of the ugliest dogs I have ever seen", and another said: "I don't know why I clicked on that, now I'm going to have nightmares when I go to sleep".

Does your dog have a celebrity lookalike? Email paige.freshwater@reachplc.com.